Buyer Tips for Sarasota
Golf Course Home or Condo Buyers

Knowing how much to offer is one of the most difficult parts of buying a home.  Ask your Buyers Agent for a list of recently sold properties of comparable size, location and amenities.  Comparing the prices of similar Sarasota rea homes will tell you whether this property is realistically priced.

If the property has been on the market for a while, the owner may accept a below-market offer.  But, if the property is very desirable and other buyers are interested in it too, the seller may just reject your offer wasting everyone's time.  Your Buyers Agent can give you good advice on the price to offer.

Get real estate advice from a Licensed Professional Buyers Agent.  Don't count on Cousin Bob who was a Realtor a long time ago.  Realtors representing the Seller won't necessarily tell you all you need to know, either.  When we act as your Buyer's Agents, we are required by law to tell you everything we know that could affect the value of any home in the Sarasota Florida area.

Sarasota is a very much "in demand" area.   Property prices here, while still attractive, have been going up consistently.  Properties you saw last year are probably no longer available at that price.  If you want a home here, buy it NOW before the price goes up even more.

Realize what a difference your "Down Payment" can make.  If your down payment is at least 20% of the purchase price, you will avoid paying for "Mortgage Insurance."  Also, some mortgage providers give a lower interest rate if you make more than the minimum required down payment.

For Resale Properties, always get a "Professional Inspection."   A home inspection will uncover any major faults in the home. Then, the Seller, not you, pays to correct them.

For new waterfront homes or condos, decide what you want and stick with it.  Builders' salespeople may try to sell you upgrades which add little, if any, value to your home when you re-sell it.  We know which upgrades add value and which don't.

I can help you buy any home from Bradenton to Venice, at the right price  New construction or existing homes that you see in "Newspaper Ads," by driving by "For Sale" or "For Sale By Owner" signs or by visiting an "Open House."  As your Buyers Agents, our only objective will be to help you find the right Sarasota area property at the right price.